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translation

noun

tran(t)s-ˈlā-shən

as in translating

an instance of expressing something in different words had to read Dante's Divine Comedy in translation since I don't know Italian

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Recent Examples of translation On the right is my sample into Afrikaans — a speculative translation, with no publisher attached. —

Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026 One Beijing university recently completed a new translation of Plato. —

Chang Che, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026 This bundle includes the Copilot AI add-on at a slight discount (normally $50 per person per month), which enables triage features, intelligent suggestions, summaries, transcriptions, translations, and more. —

John Brandon, PC Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026 Live Spanish translation of Elgin City Council meetings is now being offered under a pilot program designed to make government more accessible to those not fluent in English. —

Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for translation

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translating

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But the oral histories Katherine conducted, interviewing elderly islanders, with Tepano translating, may have been more valuable still.

— Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Stephen and Marissa, with assists from many other Register staffers, have already gotten the translating started.

— Rachel E. Stassen-Berger, Des Moines Register, 8 Jan. 2026